Legends: 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon (Part I)

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Show NotesTime - Content3:30 - Reflections on Legends 1984 Boston Marathon6:00 - 1984 Olympic background13:20 - Women’s distance running history23:55 - Grete Waitz31:10 - Joan Benoit41:40 - Ingrid Kristiansen45:15 - Rosa Mota49:20 - Who was supposed to win?

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Part I of a two part episode on the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon that traces the history of women's running, highlights the careers of the four main protagonists & set up the drama for the race itself.

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